Significant Accounting Policies (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2014 Restaurant	Sep. 29, 2013 Restaurant
Star Papa, LP
Noncontrolling Interests
Number of Restaurants	82	78
Papa John's Ownership	51.00%	51.00%
Noncontrolling Interest Ownership	49.00%	49.00%
Colonel's Limited, LLC
Noncontrolling Interests
Number of Restaurants	56	52
Papa John's Ownership	70.00%	70.00%
Noncontrolling Interest Ownership	30.00%	30.00%
PJ Minnesota, LLC
Noncontrolling Interests
Number of Restaurants	34	31
Papa John's Ownership	70.00%	80.00%
Noncontrolling Interest Ownership	30.00%	20.00%
Increase in Noncontrolling Interest Holder's Ownership in a Joint Venture	10.00%
PJ Denver, LLC
Noncontrolling Interests
Number of Restaurants	25	25
Papa John's Ownership	60.00%	60.00%
Noncontrolling Interest Ownership	40.00%	40.00%